Antoni Ginebreda – författare

This book details theexperiences gained by the Catalan Water Agency (ACA) in a Mediterraneanwatershed – the Catalan River Basin District – following the launch of the EUWater Framework Directive (WFD) in the year 2000. Experts in rivers,reservoirs, lakes, wetlands and estuaries present 13 chapters defining toolsfor water-status assessment specially adapted to Mediterranean conditions. Thecontent of this and the companion volume Experiencesfrom Ground, Coastal and Transitional Water Quality Monitoring: The EU WaterFramework Directive Implementation in the Catalan River Basin District (PartII) are the result of an excellent collaboration between the ACA andseveral Catalan universities and research centers to cope with new challengesprovided by the WFD monitoring requirements. The volume serves as a usefulguide for environmental managers and scientists engaged in other European aswell as Non-European river basins.

This book details theexperiences gained by the Catalan Water Agency (ACA) in a Mediterraneanwatershed – the Catalan River Basin District – following the launch of the EUWater Framework Directive (WFD) in the year 2000. Groundwater and coastal waterexperts present 13 chapters defining tools for water-status assessmentspecially adapted to Mediterranean conditions. The content of this and thecompanion volume Experiences from SurfaceWater Quality Monitoring: The EU Water Framework Directive Implementation inthe Catalan River Basin District (Part I) are the result of an excellentcollaboration between the ACA and several Catalan universities and researchcenters to cope with new challenges provided by the WFD monitoring requirements.The volume serves as a useful guide for environmental managers and scientistsengaged in other European as well as Non-European river basins.

The Llobregat belongs to the most thoroughly studied rivers in Europe and is a paradigm of the confluence of human and natural disturbances in a single basin. Because of its location in a very densely populated region and its Mediterranean character, the Llobregat supports a mixture of irregular flow, water abstraction, excess nutrients, mining debris, and a wide array of pollutants. The aquatic organisms strive to survive in a dramatically changing river that passes through a succession of dams, weirs and channels. The long-term river monitoring as well as the research that has been carried out in the river for a long time have provided an extensive knowledge of these disturbances and their effects on the biological communities. This book highlights the available information, with emphasis on the hydrological, chemical and biological elements interspersed in the river. Experts in the field discuss the main nutrient patterns and pollutant occurrence and the responses of the biological quality elements as well as the river ecosystem to the overall natural and man-made influences.